Not Cool! Got this emailed to me today

The Parks staff contacted us today and there were two different groups of riders poaching Valmont today. Unfortunately, the riders did not even stick to the trails and rode through areas that were graded and prepped for seeding. This caused some damage and the city is pissed off. Money is really tight, and the money to repair this comes out of the bike park.Â

It would be a bad idea to form a lynch mob to find the riders, we need to put a clear message out that this is unacceptable, and the city will prosecute anyone caught riding on the site before it is open. Please post the message below (or pen your own) on FB, blogs, etc to get the word out. If we do not nip this in the bud, the problems will get bad.

"Valmont Bike Park is NOT open yet. Riders poaching the park were on the site today, and caused damage to the site. The damage caused will delay the park, and anyone caught riding on site will be prosecuted by the city. Very poor form was demonstrated by these riders and reflects negatively on BMA and the community. If you are thinking about sneaking over the fence for a preview, get ready for a date with the judge, our friends at the Parks Department have issued a very stern warning. The Parks Department is bending over backwards to expedite the construction and provide a great riding/racing/training facility, and we are making their job harder."

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Dear Casey community and beyond,

The Casey Middle School Bike Club is selling cycling jerseys to the community to help raise money for our activities. The jerseys are high-quality Belgian-made Vermarc jerseys with an original retro design (see attached). Casey Bike Club is growing and it is important that we continue to make this activity available to students of all backgrounds. The money helps pay for camping trips, one-day mountain bike excursions, use of the indoor cycling track (velodrome) in the winter, racing licenses and uniforms for students who cannot pay the activity fee. Please consider buying one of these sweet jerseys for yourselves, your children and your friends. Show your Casey pride whenever you ride!

To order, please print, fill out and return the attached order form to Ms. Powers with a check. Right now, we are only ordering jerseys but if there is a lot of interest in shorts, we might consider ordering some.

PLEASE HAVE YOUR ORDERS IN BY SEPTEMBER 17!

Thanks so much for your support!

Catherine Powers
Teacher, Bike Club Coordinator
Casey Middle School, C220
1301 High Street
Boulder, CO 80304

On Saturday, August 29, I joined more than 1,800 other women and a few men dressed in drag to ride Venus de Miles through Longmont and Niwot. We were launched to pumping music, treated to a scenic route and surrounded by camaraderie. The three-year-old event, which was Colorado's first, women-only ride, tripled its inaugural turnout. It wasn't hard to see why.

The Venus de Miles ride raises money for Boulder-based Greenhouse Scholars. As it was explained to us before we hit the roads, only about 11 percent of disadvantaged college entrants graduate. Our society places a great deal of emphasis on graduating students from high school and getting them into college, but then most of them are left to their own devices. Greenhouse Scholars nurtures Colorado residents throughout their higher education years, helping them get scholarships, internships and jobs with the hope they will become community leaders rather than college dropouts.

Coming from Texas, I have participated in many organized rides, large and small. Needless to say, those events didn't feature organic foods, coconut water, compost bins and banjo-playing bands at rest stops. Don't get me wrong - I love a good peanut butter sandwich when riding, but the granola with yogurt and chocolate soy milk were unique twists. The post-ride German sausage I have come to love was replaced by grilled chicken, mixed-greens salad and honey-wheat roll, leaving me feeling like I didn't destroy my workout with lunch.

I was also impressed by the turnout due to the steep entrance fee of $79-$115, depending on what date a person registered to ride. Even though the money went toward a great cause (the ride expected to raise $100,000 for Greenhouse Scholars), these are tough economic times. Trying to budget several hundred dollars per season for rides and races can quickly become a challenge. Despite the high entrance fee, there was no shortage of young and old, experienced and beginner, wings and feather boas and colorful striped socks.

The schedule has been released for the Colorado Cross Cup series. There will be 14 races in the series and 3 of them will be in January of next year. Some of the races I am not familiar with but they may be an old venue with a different name (i.e. Aspen Lodge Cyclocross, Rosalie Race to Educate). Will all these races have all the categories that the ACA normally runs (i.e. 35+/4s, SingleSpeed etc.)?

Here is the current list from the ACA calendar:

• Oct 10th Cross the River
• Oct 17th Aspen Lodge Cross
• Oct 23rd Blue Sky Cup
• Oct 24th Boulder CX Series #3
• Oct 30th NACT - Colorado Cross
• Oct 31st Victory Circle Graphics Boulder Cup
• Nov 13th USGP
• Nov 14th USGP
• Nov 20th Rosalie Race to Educate
• Nov 21st Cyclo X
• Dec 4th and 5th 2010 Colorado CX Championships
• Jan 8th 2011 Pikes Peak SuperCross
• Jan 22nd 2011 Cyclo X
• Jan 29th 2011 Boulder CX Series

Boulder, Colo. — August 10, 2010 — Trips for Kids Denver/Boulder, a non-profit providing mountain biking and environmental awareness programs to underserved youth, has been awarded a $15,000 grant by REI Inc., the outdoor products retailer. With this smart investment from REI, the combined Trips for Kids Denver and Boulder programs aim introduce more than 800 underserved youth to the health and confidencebuilding sport of cycling during the 2010 ride season.
New Trips for Kids Programming in Boulder

The REI grant will allow Trips for Kids to expand the number of mountain bike rides and clinics it holds with Boulder youth. In addition, Trips for Kids will be able to expand its presence in Boulder’s Middle Cross league – a fast-growing program in local middle schools that fosters the establishment of after school Bike Clubs which meet once a week to ride and learn safe cycling skills and bike mechanics. Middle Cross Bike Clubs participate in cyclocross clinics held by local professional cyclists, meet for practice races and hold a huge Middle Cross Bike Fest race each year in November. Trips for Kids will be working extensively with at Bike Clubs this fall, providing bikes for students who don’t have their own as well as mechanical assistance and support on club rides.

About Trips For Kids Denver/Boulder

Local Golden Colorado company Outlaw Earth is making messenger bags for the USGP of Cyclocross.

August 11, 2010 (Louisville, KY) -- Outlaw Earth, maker of rugged and stylish messenger bags, has joined forces with the 2010 Greenware® US Gran Prix of Cyclocross to create a custom line of USGP messenger bags durable enough to withstand the rigors of the toughest conditions cycloccross season has to offer.

The limited edition line of USGP bags will be available for purchase at all USGP events this season and online at www.outlawearth.com until supplies run out. All Outlaw Earth bags are made in the USA and feature a a lifetime warranty to be free of defects in materials and workmanship.

“Speaking for myself - I am very excited about joining forces with Outlaw Earth to create these bags. I carry an entire series with me - computer, notebooks, permits, contracts...you name it and it goes into my bag for the races and it all has to stay dry through some pretty amazing weather. These bags are super stylish and functional.”

August. Road season is coming to an end, cross season not quite started - what is there to get excited about? 303Cycling recently talked to Steven Herzfeld of Boulder Indoor Cycling to learn more about the event they're throwing later this month. It should build lots of excitement and benefit the Velodrome - a great addition to the Boulder cycling scene. Check out the details below.

[303Cycling] Can you give us the details about the Boulder 6?

[Steven] This year's Boulder 6 is going to be held August 28th, beginning at 8pm at the Velodrome. Tickets are $45. Call ahead to reserve because they won't be available at the door.

The event was a great time last year. Track racing is very exciting and entertaining for people at all levels of knowledge and understanding of bike racing. You don't need to have a deep passion for the sport to enjoy the spectacle. Hosting the event in August gets us through the slow season in more ways then one. We have a very seasonal business and are a young and growing company, so we need a little push to get us through October.

From the Daily Camera

Police arrested a 38-year-old Boulder man Monday on suspicion of biking while intoxicated, after he admitted to hitting a car and trying to run a red light.

Officers who were on foot near the intersection of 28th Street and Valmont Road saw Jonas Rizzo almost crash his bike about 4:40 p.m. Monday, according to detective Sgt. Melissa Kampf. When they contacted him, Kampf said, he was visibly drunk and he told them that he hit a car while trying to run a red light.

He told officers that the accident “wasn't the car's fault,” but rather it was his fault, according to Kampf. Rizzo then failed to successfully complete roadside maneuvers and was arrested on suspicion of biking under the influence.

He was booked and released from the Boulder County Jail.

Rizzo's drunk biking ticket marks the third such ticket that Boulder police have issued so far this year. In all of last year, Boulder police issued five biking under the influence tickets, according to Boulder records officials.

This was announced last Thursday. It will be interesting to see if the lottery changes to get into the race. From Mountainbike.com.

Owners Sell Leadville 100

Leadville 100 race director and founder Ken Chlouber has sold the race to a fitness company.

Less than two weeks before the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race, it was announced that all the Leadville races have been sold and are being run by Life Time Fitness, a company based in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The announcement came out Thursday. Life Time Fitness, which operates fitness, family recreation and spa centers across the U.S., had been the title sponsor of the race in 2008 and 2009.

In its new role, the company will also direct all of the other running and mountain biking Leadville races, including the Leadville Trail 100, the Leadville Silver Rush 50-Mile Mountain Bike Race and the 12/24 Hours of Leadville Mountain Bike Race. Race founder Ken Chlouber has directed the Colorado mountain bike race since founding it in 1994, which was was an addition to the ultramarathon running race, the Leadville Trail 100.

BikeTown is coming to Denver and enabling you to win a free bike! BikeTown wants you to write an essay about how a bike could change your life. August 19th 31 bikes will be given away at Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop (1611 Platte St, Denver, 80202) during their Bike Party.

How to Win a Bike
How to apply for a bike: Submit a 50-word essay about how a bicycle could change someone’s life at Enter BikeTown!

Thanks to BikeDenver for reporting this first

More on what BikeTown is

Howdy, Coloradoans:

My name is Katherine, a.k.a. Mellow Velo, and I come in peace from San Antonio, Texas. Ten days ago, I settled in Golden with the Mr. and our five bicycles to realize a dream of living in a place that values outdoor play. You will be hearing from me - somewhat regularly - about the wide-eyed and wonderful experience of being a newcomer to this holy land of cycling. I plan to write about Golden cycling, adjusting to life above sea level, testing out local riding routes and trails, first-time bike commuting and probably a bit about how completely out of shape I am.

Speaking of being out of shape, I start at IMBA on Aug. 9 as the new Field Programs Coordinator overseeing the Trail Care Crews and National Mountain Bike Patrol (if you have experiences with either, I’d love to hear about them). I’ve never had a job that required physical training, but the office is staffed with seriously excellent MTB riders, and I fully expect to get my ass handed to me on the lunch rides.

I also write a column called “The Cat 5 Files” for She Pedals Magazine about my first years racing. I started with cyclocross last fall and fell in love. I raced a few criteriums this spring and did not exactly fall in love, so I’m sticking with long-distance road riding, cyclocross and mountain biking for now. I ride and represent for Team TOMS, a widespread national group that supports the shoe company’s philanthropic work. (IMBA probably won’t let me wear its jersey until I improve my MTB skills.)

I seek to entertain, inform and reap feedback. Please share thoughts, tips and your own personal experiences. And if you see me on the road in my Texas jersey or pedaling Chester, my bright-orange cyclocross/commuter bike with the curly mustache head-tube badge, please say hello!

A Texan on a mountain bike – first Colorado ride

Here are some of the questions asked in the interview

1. What gave you the idea to start a bike store on eBay?

Hamilton Subpoenaed to Appear Before Grand Jury

Attorney won`t say whether it`s related to Lance
Associated Press
Posted: 07/23/2010 11:56:46 PM MDT

NEW YORK -- Former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, though his attorney refused to say whether it has anything to do with a federal investigation involving former teammate Lance Armstrong.
Chris Manderson said late Friday that Hamilton, a teammate of Armstrong on the U.S. Postal Service team, "understands his legal obligations" and will cooperate with the grand jury.

The subpoena of Hamilton was first reported by ESPN.com.

"I can`t comment on whether it`s the Lance Armstrong doping case," Manderson told The Associated Press. "I can`t comment on anything other than the fact that it`s been received and he will cooperate."

Hamilton is among several former teammates and staff members of Armstrong to have been contacted by investigators since disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis went public with allegations of organized doping on the U.S. Postal Service team. Armstrong was the leader of the team, which later become Discovery Channel, and helped him win a record seven Tour de France titles.

The BBC recently slammed Boulderites claiming they The people of Boulder are just as wedded to their cars as they are anywhere else in America.

They are right and they are wrong.

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They are wrong because places in middle America don't even come CLOSE to having an infrastructure to support cycling like Boulder or Denver has. The lack of urban decay and the infrastructure to support citizens to get around bike bike creates an environment making cycling a no brainer in this town. There are also many who have elected (through concious choice not because of $$) to go Car-less. And on any given weekend day you will be hard bound to find a place on some of Boulder's roads to NOT see a cyclist.

Do you think the BBC is right?